Here’s a random photo taken on Aegina in March 2005 and part of our Islands set of our Greece photos page. If you wonder what those are, let me tell you: pistachio trees.
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Cheap Travel Scout is a new site by BootsnAll Travel Network, which has a team of “scouts” working to find the best deals and review them. The site is created by travelers for travelers.
An example of Greece deals includes:
Aegean Air: International flights within EU from €59
If you want to keep up with what’s going on there, you can subscribe to the email updates or RSS feeds.
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Mykonos is Greece’s party island, rivaling only Ibiza and Rimini. During the summer months, Mykonos is flooded with tourists looking to dance the night away, soak in the sun and walk on the beautiful island admiring the windmills and playing with Petros, the pelican.
Airport and Airlines
Mykonos National Airport (JMK) is located just 4 km/2.5 miles from the town of Mykonos.
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The Colossus of Rhodes, painting by Salvador Dali
The Colossus of Rhodes lasted for only 56 years but it earned its place in the famous list of The Seven Wonders of the World. It wasn’t just a giant statue but most importantly a symbol of unity of people who inhabited Rhodes.
The Colossus was a statue of the god Helios, located at the entrance of the harbor of Rhodes, in Greece. It was erected by Chares of Lindos between 292 BC and 280 BC. Compared to one of today’s statues, it was roughly about the same size as the Statue of Liberty (New York, US) but standing on a lower platform.
Who Built the Colossus of Rhodes?
When the Macedonian empire fell to pieces, the Rhodians –their allies- developed close political and trade relationships with the Ptolemy Dynasty of Egypt. The Syrian King Antigonus, sent his son, Demetrius Poliorketes, in the summer of 305 BC to conquer the town of Rhodes. The Rhodians resisted the siege for almost a year and the general was forces to leave in haste, abandoning his famous siege equipment behind. To celebrate the victory, the Rhodians decided to build a statue dedicated to the god Helios. In order to pay for the statue, they sold the siege equipment that Demetrius left behind.
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Spending your vacation on one of the Greek islands is the perfect reward. With over 1,000 Greek islands to choose from it’s easy to just choose one of the most popular or one of the most promoted island. The only problem with those islands is that they are always crowded and if you plan to relax, that’s going to be a challenge.
But fear not for there are plenty of islands which are (still) not over run by tourists. Most of them are popular among Greeks so don’t worry about planning your ferry or plane ride either.
Now let’s take a look at the Top 5 Secret Greek Islands:
Evia
Evia is by no means a small island but it’s still not over run by tourists. It’s the second largest island after Crete and is the perfect destination for those who like to take long walks in their vacation. Dominated by Mt Ochi, with remote villages well “hidden” in the mountain slopes, a lovely coast line with secluded beaches, Roman ruins, old buildings and traditional tavernas, Evia makes a perfect holiday destination. The coves and the secluded beaches make perfect locations for those who like to swim or snorkel.
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Milos has some of the most magnificent beaches in Greece, with crystal waters surrounded by sand dunes. The scenery is picturesque, with lots of magnificent rock formations, as a result of the volcanic landscape.
Milos: location and how to get to the island
Milos is a small volcanic Greek island in the Aegean Sea. It’s famous for the statues of Aphrodite (which now “resides” in Louvre), Ascelpius (which is now in the British Museum) and Poseidon.
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Here’s a random photo taken in Meteora in 2005 and part of our Meteora and Thessaloniki set of our Greece photos page. As you can see, the monasteries perched on the top of the rocks attract a lot of tourists willing to climb the steps up. At least they don’t have to use baskets as the monks did.
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Here’s a random photo taken on Aegina Island, part of our Islands set of our Greece photos page.
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Here’s a random photo of the Meteora monasteries, part of our Meteora and Thessaloniki set of our Greece photos page.
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It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the writer of Greece Travel Guide is planning a vacation in…Greece. And what do we do when we plan our vacations? Research!
Athens is the birth place of civilization and one of those cities which should be visited at least once in a lifetime. With that in mind, I set out to create an itinerary for a weekend in Athens.
And my research took me to a rather interesting article: The New York Time’s 36 Hours in Athens, Greece . Poking my nose in other fellow writers’ article is not only fun (I have to check out the competition, right?) but also very informative.
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